[s-cars] Winter Tires

[kbidne at hotmail.com]

Hello Everyone,
 
Been watching the threads on winter tires and thought I would throw in my .02 worth . . . my 95 S6 recently got some new Bilstein HD and original springs back on, due to a bad suspension setup when I bought the car. I went to Discount Tire here in Madison, WI and had a set of Yokohama W Drive "snow tires" put on. The next day I had it 4 wheel aligned at the Audi dealership. The alignment tech said it was quite a ways off and it was well within spec now. Within a day or so I noticed a low rumble at 30mph, like a wheel out of balance. Had Discount Tire rebalance to no avail. Disc Tire is ordering me a set of Dunlop Winterforce 3D's to see if that takes away the rumble. If not, then back to the dealership for a suspension check. I really like the Yoko's but can't stand the vibration. Am running 225/45 17 on BBS rims. Sorry, no winter experience with these yet. Will update . . . 
 
Keith Bidne
Middleton, Wisconsin
 
95 S6
05 Dodge Ram 2500 TD
06 GMC Envoy Denali
99 VW Cabrio
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